Bin Laden Didn’t Blow Up The Projects
“Here is the true meaning and value of compassion and nonviolence, when it helps us to see the enemy’s point of view, to hear his…
Economic Inequalities
Republican Voters Support Tax Hike on the Wealthy (Hear That, Rep. Paul Ryan?)
“They All Hate Me, Mommy… They All Hate Me!” Hooooly shit! Do you remember when Obama was the bad guy who wanted to push through…
State of Michigan Orders Closing of Half of Detroit Schools, 60 Kids per Class Projected
I’ve always said that the city of Detroit was a microcosm of the state of Black America. They say that when America catches a cold,…
The New Poor Professional Class: Suited, Booted & Broke
by Eco.Soul.Intellectual Master’s degrees or more, business suits, living check-to-check and a job are required for this group. Please make sure you are ducking and…
Barack Obama’s “Compromise” on Extending Bush Tax Cuts is Morally Reprehensible
Have you noticed just how quickly it’s gotten cold all across the country. You may think it’s just the natural progression of the weather. But…
Congressional Black Caucus: “We Got Your Back, Barack; But We Ain’t No Punk.”
“No Rubber Stamp Here, Barry.” I tell you what: even after the losses taken by the Democrats a couple of weeks ago, some of you…
SURPRISE!!: Black College Grads Struggle to Find Employment in Today’s Economy
I’ve been communicating with the good folks at the Center for Community Alternatives via one of the producers at National Geographic Television, on the results of a…
Kicked to the Curb: 90-Year Old Woman Loses Her Home to Foreclosure
The city of Memphis TN. is rich in African American history. It’s black population quadrupled between 1860 and 1870 as new freedoms of emancipation took…
The Sadness and Hope of the Future Job Market and Minorities
By Seattle Slim First of all, I wanted to take this time out to say, truly, happy Labor Day. Please take the time out to…
The ‘Hood’ Needs You: Support HR 4812 – “Local Jobs for America Act”
I’ve talked and talked y’all to death about how little anything is being done by the gov’t to rescue our urban communities predominantly inhabited by…